But it is so much more glaringly obvious now...the combination of Ike's injuries and the 12-6 start masked it somewhat last year for a while. Also, Monta didn't really shine til late in the season. This year, you could be Stevie Wonder and see it. Question is, since Nelson proclaimed Dun and Murphy his starters, is there a saving face issue? I doubt it - the cat wants to win.

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coltraning wrote:so far, the Ws have beaten who they should beat and got owned by Utah as usual. Not surprising...I am most curious to see how long Nelson sticks with Dunleavy and Murphy, when Ike and Monta are clearly more talented pieces. Essentially, the team is unchanged since last year, so we will have an excellent petri dish to see how much was on Monty and how much is just the team. 3 games is way too early - though not too early to confirm that Ike and Monta should have more minutes and Dunleavy/Murphy less.

Truthfully I kinda thought we'd able to take the Kobe-less Lakers too.

coltraning wrote:so far, the Ws have beaten who they should beat and got owned by Utah as usual. Not surprising...I am most curious to see how long Nelson sticks with Dunleavy and Murphy, when Ike and Monta are clearly more talented pieces. Essentially, the team is unchanged since last year, so we will have an excellent petri dish to see how much was on Monty and how much is just the team. 3 games is way too early - though not too early to confirm that Ike and Monta should have more minutes and Dunleavy/Murphy less.

Truthfully I kinda thought we'd able to take the Kobe-less Lakers too.

I know what you are saying, and with the right line-up we would have beaten the no-Kobe Lake Show. But I am quite convinced that Dunleavy should be coming off the bench, as should Murphy. They are really hurting this team with their play and Nelson will have to, in effect, very publicly admit he misjudged if he is going to change the starters. I hope and think he will, just hope it is sooner rather than later...